Rusk Rehabilitation is the world's first and among the largest university-affiliated academic centers devoted entirely to inpatient/outpatient care, research, and training in
rehabilitation medicine for both adults and pediatric patients. The system is part of the
NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Health is an academic medical center located in New York City, New York, United States. The health system consists of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Long Island School of Medicine, both part of New York University (NYU), and ...
and operated under the auspices of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the
New York University School of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a medical school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1841 and is one of two medical schools of the university, with the other being the Long Island School of ...
. The Rusk Institute is named in honor of its founder,
Howard A. Rusk.
The Rusk Institute has been voted the best rehabilitation hospital in New York and among the top ten in the country since 1989, when ''
U.S. News & World Report'' introduced its annual "Best Hospitals" rankings.
Steven Flanagan is the chairman of rehabilitation medicine and medical director of the Rusk Institute.
History
Dr.
Howard A. Rusk founded the Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine in 1948. His experience treating wounded soldiers during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
led him to develop the institute around the philosophy that the patients are to be cared for as an entire person, not only the physical disability or illness. In 1984, the institute was renamed so in his honor.
History
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Facilities
Rusk is based out of its wing of the NYU Langone Main Campus, but additionally provides rehabilitation services at three other main locations and nearly a dozen other satellite locations:
See also
* The New York Foundation
* Muriel Zimmerman
References
External links
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine official website
Alcohol and Drugs Recovery Center
New York University
Kips Bay, Manhattan
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